/*
 *    Geotoolkit - An Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
 *    http://www.geotoolkit.org
 *
 *    (C) 2008, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
 *    (C) 2009, Geomatys
 *
 *    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 *    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 *    License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
 *    version 2.1 of the License.
 *
 *    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 *    Lesser General Public License for more details.
 */
package org.geotoolkit.temporal.object;

import org.opengis.temporal.Duration;

/**
 * A data type to be used for describing length or distance in the temporal dimension.
 *
 * @author Mehdi Sidhoum (Geomatys)
 * @author Remi Marechal (Geomatys)
 * @version 4.0
 * @since   4.0
 */
public abstract class DefaultDuration implements Duration {

    /**
     * Return the current length {@link Duration} exprimate in milli seconds.
     *
     * @return the current length {@link Duration} exprimate in milli seconds.
     */
    public abstract long getTimeInMillis();
}
